SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 458, 17 March 1909, Page 3

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

[.Notices of Eugngcmcnts and Weddings.— VI lien reports of weddings and announcements of engagements are sent to "Dominica" for publication, tho name and address of tho sender should be enclosed, not for publication, but as an evielenco of good faith. Otherwise tho announcements uaunot bo published.] Weddings. On Wednesday last, at St. Paul's ProCathedral,, tho Rev. Mr. Robinson officiating, Miss Edith Isabel Black, of Dunedin, was married to Mr. Robert Fryer Chadwick, second officer of the Union Company's steamer Koonya. Mr. Thomas B. Chadwick, brother of tho bridegroom, who recently arrived from London for the occasion, acted as best man. , The bride —who was given away by Mr. J.' l< , . O'Sullivan— wore a mcle-colour cloth tailor-mado costume, with a pretty white hat, and carried a shower bouquet. There were three bridesmaids, the chief being Miss Mildred O'Sullivau, who wore a brown cloth costume, and brown "Merry Widow" hat to watch, and carried a slioirer bouquet. The other two — Misses Cicely and Nellie O'Sullivan, little nieces of the bride—wero daintily frocked in pretty white muslin dresses, trimmed with Valenciennes lace and insertion, the former wearing a white muslin river bat, and fi.o latter a quaint Dutch bonnet. Both children carried baskets of pink and white sweet peas. A reception was afterwards held at tho residence of the bride's sister, . Mts. O'Sullivan, 8 Hawkestono " Crescent.

n _ At St. Mary's Church on Saturday Miss (. Amy Dillon Kemp, third daughter of Mr. ,j Kemp, Carrington Road, was married to Mr. j_ Norman Arnold Robisou, of To Kuiti. The in bride, who was given away by her father, jj. wore a charming dress of embroidered InD dian silk and old Limerick lace veil, with J'" orange blossoms. Miss Saxton was brides- ]. maid, and she wore a white embroidered le muslin dress, with hat to match. Mr. Kelly, [ s of Awakino, acted as best man. The Rev. j. F. G.' Evans was the officiating clergyman. n Mr. and Mrs. Robison subsequently left for J Wanganui, en route to To Kuiti. I Women and R.L.S. ••■■ :- Are women as a rule appreciative readers it of Robert Louis Stevenson? Tho Rev. Mr. h Gibson Smith thinks not. Ho gave an j- address last night to tho Reading Circle at 0 the Y.W.C.A. on the personality and writings of Stevenson, and told sadly how, after i, giving tho same address at a women's society e in Invercargill, a number of bis hearers d possessed themselves of books by Stevenson i- and diligently set to work to read them, if They could find nothing in them worth ready ing, and afterwards reproached Mr. Smith g for his misleading eulogies, and Mr. Smith n seemed to. think their attitude was charactera istic. But certain it is, that among t '. greatest admirers of Stevenson aro to to ,- reckoned a very largo number, of women, 1 who aro especially attracted by. his bright .. courago in great physical suffering. On tho o wholo it is a mslSnehoiy state of things if - many women (or men) can see nothing in - (Stevenson. To achieve his view-point is to c r,bo spiritually rich. f A Hospital Appointment. 3 The announcement that Miss Berry, matron 3 of tho Hospital Nurses' Home, lias been appointed matron of tho Napier Hospital will r cause regret to the nurses on the Wellington- • Hospital staff, with whom Miss Berry has , always been very popular. The matron of ■ such a large institution as tho Wellington Nurses' Honie' has a' very responsible position,.for on her .efficiency and tact the hap- , piness'of the hbme' depends; and-^Miss-Berry ; has been notabiy successful in her efforts to make the institution a real homo for the nurses. Miss Berry, who is a daughter of ■ tho well-known Methodist minister, the Rev. <J,. Berry, at ono time stationed in Napier, has (says our Napier correspondent) been highly recommended by tho Wellington medical profession. There were eleven applicants for tho position,. and Nurse Berry was selected on the recommendation of Dr. Valintine and the approval of the honorary staff of tho Napier Hospital. Masterton Notes'. . At a meeting of ladies, held at Masterton last evening (says The Dominion's local correspondent) a new club was formed, called the Masterton Ramblers Ladies' Club. Miss K. O'Leary was olected captain, Miss W. Logan vice-captain, and Miss F. Miller secretary. Tho following officers were elected:— Patron, Hon. A. W. Hogg; president, Rev. Dean M'Kenna; vice-presidents, Messrs. F. Dupre, J. C. M'Killop, Rev. Mr. Thomson; selection committee, Misses K. O'Leary, W. Logan, and Mr. B. Ivesoii; delegates to Hockey Association, Misses K. O'Leary and F. Miller. About thirty members wore elected, and a successful season is predicted. Mrs. 11. H. Bectham and Miss Beetham are spending a fow days in Wellington. Mr. and Mrs. W. P. James are leaving shortly for an extended tour of Australia, and expect to bo absent for two monthi. Mrs. Maclaggan (Now Plymouth), who has been the guest of Mrs. Hampton, has returned to her home. Mrs. Samuel, who has been visiting Mrs. A. H. Wrightson, "Waipipi," has returned to Wellington. Mrs. H. Holmes and her family, who have been spondin" borne weeks near Feildiug, are expected Dack.at tho end of this week. Miss M. Calgher, of Inglewood, is visiting Wellington. Mr. Mrs., and Miss Barkas have gone for a visit to Auckland. Miss Wilkinson, of Pirio Street, left last week on a prolonged visit to England. Miss Coates returned to Wellington on Saturday night from a visit to Auckland. Mrs. MacShano and her niece, Miss R. Cadman, <i Auckland, aro staying with friends in Wellington. Miss Ruby Shallard, of Nelsou, is at present staying with Mrs. Wilson, of "Turakina," Oriental Bay. Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Smeeton, of Auckland, aro on a holiday visit to tho south, and intend to spend a week at Mount Cook. Mrs. Stewart, Miss Holmwood, ..Captain Holmwood, and Miss Winnie Moore, of Masterton, aro staying for. a fortnight at Seatoun. Mrs. Sutcliffo went to Hawera by yesterday's express to take part in the Hibernian Society's" concert, which is to bo held there this evening. She will return .to Wellington to-morrow.